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Immunological Effects of Orchidectomy

British Journal of Urology, 1975
Summary Orchidectomy caused a non‐specific increase of immunological reactivity in mice evidenced by accelerated rejection of skin allografts, increased response to oxazolone and sheep erythrocytes. These changes were associated with an increase of thymic size.
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Radical Orchidectomy (Orchiectomy)

2008
Orchidectomy is the removal of a testis. It may be simple or radical. The main indication for radical orchidectomy is the presence of testicular cancer. It involves removal of the entire cord and testis.
Hashim Hashim, Paul Abrams
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Orchidectomy in a rural African population

Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 1980
From 1971 to 1977 in Zaria, Nigeria, orchidectomy was performed on 341 men, mostly in the third to sixth decades of life. The testis itself was diseased only in 21% of cases. Torsion of the spermatic cord with testicular infarction occurred in 11% and cancer was present in less than 2%.
O A, Mabogunje, D J, Grundy, J H, Lawrie
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Orchidectomy and Oestrogen Therapy Revisited

European Urology, 1998
Over the past 20 years therapeutic options for prostate cancer have increased. Nevertheless, there may still be a role for long-established treatments such as orchidectomy and oestrogens. Orchidectomy is a simple surgical procedure, and patient survival is comparable with other treatments involving androgen ablation.
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Ovariectomy/Orchidectomy in Rodents

2011
This chapter describes the surgical procedures for ovariectomy and orchidectomy in mice and rats. In -addition to providing technical details of the surgical techniques, details of anaesthesia and perioperative care are also included.
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TECHNIC FOR ORCHIDECTOMY

Journal of the American Medical Association, 1926
Pessimism is frequently the keynote in prognosis when tuberculosis attacks the male genitalia. Part of this pessimism arises from the fact that individuals who have genital tuberculosis usually have the same malady elsewhere, notably in the lungs. Another cause for apprehension arises from the fact that the extent of the disease in the genitalia either
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Prostatic Cancer 30 Years After Bilateral Orchidectomy

The Journal of Urology, 1998
much larger for blacks than whites in younger age groups, when the prevalence of prostate cancer is relatively low. As a result, fewer blacks survive to older ages when age-specific prostate cancer rates are large. It is of note that blacks have higher incidence rates for prostate cancer than do whites at every age-specific interval.
M, Uno, T, Deguchi, H, Ehara, S, Ishihara, S, Kobayashi   +4 more
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Orchidectomy

BMJ, 1954
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Tips and Tricks: Evolution of Orchidectomy

European Urology Focus
Radical orchidectomy has been the standard surgery for testicular tumours. While a straightforward routine surgery, there are several finer points in the surgical technique and perioperative care that urologists should be familiar with. This mini-review discusses modifications to the conventional surgical approach such as organ-sparing surgery and the ...
Nathan Lawrentschuk, Jianliang Liu, Zhenbang Liu, Kenneth Chen   +3 more
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Orchidectomy and the immune response I. Effect of orchidectomy on lymphoid tissues of mice

Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. Series B. Biological Sciences, 1974
The effects of pre- and postpuberal orchidectomy on the lymphoid tissues of mice have been studied. Prepuberal orchidectomy delayed the normal rate of thymic involution and caused relative hypertrophy of the thymus which was maximal 1 month after surgery.
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